As a formally registered healthcare provider, Heritage Health Concepts (HHC) takes the privacy of our client’s information very seriously. Our company follows the federal HIPAA guidelines and Privacy Act for privacy and safety.
HIPAA sets rules and limits on who is able to see your information. To make sure that your health information is protected in a way that does not interfere with your health care, your information can be used and shared:
HIPAA protects you from having to share any personal information that is given to HHC at your corporate health event. However, the Privacy Rule does not prevent your supervisor, human resources worker or others from asking you directly for a doctor’s note or other information about your health, if your employer needs the information to administer sick leave, workers’ compensation, wellness programs, or health insurance.
However, if your employer asks your health care provider directly for information about you, your provider cannot disclose the information in response without your authorization.
Covered health care providers must have your authorization to disclose this information to your employer, unless other laws require them to disclose it.
It is important to know that your health information cannot be used or shared without your written consent unless this law allows it. For example, without your authorization, your provider generally cannot:
For more information about HIPAA and the Privacy Act, we encourage you to visit this website: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/